Ethernet Cable Connector (2 Pack), RJ45 Connector, LAN cable Adapter, RJ45 Coupler, Powerline Network Adapter, Ethernet Female to Female Joiner, WiFi Extender link USB Socket Switch for speed internet

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The solution I would always recommend, and what I personally do within my own home network, is to terminate your own lengths of Ethernet cable. If this isn’t possible, or you don’t want to have to terminate your own Ethernet cable, the next best options would be to place a network switch or an RJ45 coupler in between both lengths of cable. This means they will have an RJ45 connector at the end that has been crimped to keep it in place. Essentially, there won’t be any wires left exposed. I consider this option to be suitable to get you out of a pinch whilst you organise a more permanent solution. If you only have two shorter lengths of cable and need the one length that is just a bit longer, why not just buy one?

When you are happy that they are as secure as you can make them, wrap the join with electrical tape. This method will mean that your make-shift length of Ethernet cable is likely to last a little longer, but I wouldn’t recommend attempting this unless you really know what you are doing. To remove the cables from the coupler, hold down the tab at the end of the cable whilst pulling it out.Joining Ethernet cable with an RJ45 is likely to affect the signal that passes across both lengths of cable, so I see using them as being ideal for a temporary workaround, but not a permanent solution. Twist the Wires Together This will require a few tools and a bit of investment in time and in the monetary sense but is the best option out there in my opinion.

There is a wide variety of network switches out there with some costing many hundreds of dollars to buy, but for the purpose of joining Ethernet cables, a simple, inexpensive Ethernet switch will do the job just perfectly. They are designed to provide a way of connecting two Ethernet cables together and can be particularly useful when you have two shorter lengths of cable. One of the better, longer-term solutions to join Ethernet cables together is to indirectly join them by placing a network switch in between them. Any cable that you don’t use remains coiled up within the box, so it can be easily stored away and only bought out again when you need to create a new length of cable. An alternative that can be used if you have exposed wires to work with, is to attempt to solder both lengths of cable together.Once this has been done on both lengths of cable and you have a decent amount of wire to work with, you will need to twist both sets of inner wires together so it looks as if it is a single length. The same steps as I described above apply, but instead of twisting the wires together and hoping the electrical tape holds them together in place, you would solder the wires together instead. Finally, the connector and the wire going into it are fed into the crimping tool, which you squeeze together until you hear the connector has been crimped. Switches will often have LED lights to indicate when a device has been successfully connected and is transmitting data, so it will be easy to tell if it is working or not. Unmanaged switches are plug and play devices, so all you need to do is provide it with power and it will start working straight away.